Bowling

[47of74]

Anyone else here go bowling on a regular basis.

I don't bowl league (yet) but I do try to go in a few times a week to the various alleys and get some practice in. Some days when I'm doing well I think it helps. Prior to this year I had never broken 100, I managed to do that several times and got as high as 134 one day.

 

[tomalak301]

I used to bowl in a junior league. They were fun and my highest game ever was a 201. I don't do that anymore and I probably should.

 

[Skywalker]

I used to bowl all the time when I was a kid and in my teenage years. My whole family was into it. When I got to high school I kinda lost interest and never picked it back up. I kinda miss it, though, maybe I'll try and get back into it.

My highest score is 224.

 

[Scout101]

I'm in a weekly bowling beer league. Get handicaps, so you don't have to be awesome to compete, just gotta be consistent really. Around a 140 average, get into the 160-175 range when I'm going decent. Unfortunately, my high score is in a terrible slot: 199. Couldn't get that last damned pin to break 200...

 

[Kor]

^ Ditto. It's very frustrating.

Kor

 

[John Clark]

I used to, but now it's more usually a bank holiday thing. I used to be fair at it but I'm way out of practice now

 

[shapeshifter]

^I once hadn't bowled a frame in 20 years, struck on the first ball thrown.

My average last time I bowled was as usual at about 150. Best game ever was 289 and I broke one pin during it.

These days bowling is too expensive. Not that I couldn't afford a game if I wanted to play one, I simply refuse to pay today's outrageous fees.

 

[Kor]

Most bowling alleys have special discounted days or times.

Kor

 

[Scout101]

Yeah, i pay $11 a night in the league, which gets me 3 games with money to spare to fund the trophies, cash prizes, and a banquet at the end. Pretty cheap night out...

 

[John Clark]

^I once hadn't bowled a frame in 20 years, struck on the first ball thrown.

My average last time I bowled was as usual at about 150. Best game ever was 289 and I broke one pin during it.

These days bowling is too expensive. Not that I couldn't afford a game if I wanted to play one, I simply refuse to pay today's outrageous fees.

Well, I used to average 5 or 6 strikes per game. Now I'm lucky if I get to 100. However, the group I usually play with have also averaged out the same way.

At our local alley, I think it is currently £10 per person for three games.

 

[Random_Spock]

I don't get to bowl enough, dang it. Last I went was for my birthday last year. I'd love to bowl more often though.

 

[tomalak301]

My average last time I bowled was as usual at about 150. Best game ever was 289 and I broke one pin during it.

How do you break a pin? That's funny.

 

[shapeshifter]

Yeah, i pay $11 a night in the league, which gets me 3 games with money to spare to fund the trophies, cash prizes, and a banquet at the end. Pretty cheap night out...

But that is League prices, I don't want to be in one anymore. Open lane bowling prices are insane. It's only bowling.

Well, I used to average 5 or 6 strikes per game. Now I'm lucky if I get to 100. However, the group I usually play with have also averaged out the same way.

At our local alley, I think it is currently £10 per person for three games.

That's about $14 US. To ME, that's too much. Like I said, it's only bowling. Three games at $10 including shoes total each person sounds more fair.

Anyway, full disclosure, my throwing shoulder isn't what it used to be. A case of frozen shoulder in that arm has left me weary of re-aggravating it. I should have just said so to start with.

How do you break a pin? That's funny.

After it was recovered they brought the pin for me to see. It was very old, they explained, had probably developed a hairline fracture that the ball struck just right.

I asked if I could have it as a souvenir but nope, they would get a free replacement with return to manufacturer.

 

[tomalak301]

I asked if I could have it as a souvenir but nope, they would get a free replacement with return to manufacturer.

That's a bummer. If I broke a pin I would be clamoring the guy at the place if I could take it home as a memento. It would be a highlight of my Bowling life.

 

[John Clark]

That sort of price would be nice - and I'd probably go more.

One thing I did notice the last time we went though was the computer now has an average speed monitor for each shot. That threw out some interesting results.

 

[shapeshifter]

That's a bummer. If I broke a pin I would be clamoring the guy at the place if I could take it home as a memento. It would be a highlight of my Bowling life.

Absolutely. The pin framed in a shadow-box along with the (now lost) score sheet would have been quite the memento of that day.

 

[47of74]

I got my tax refund back today so I spent a little bit of it on a bowling ball, which I have named Roll Fizzlebeef.

I went and bowled for an hour after getting the ball and I did better today than I have been doing. Had four games where I bowled over 100. Usually I don't do quite that well.

 

[RoJoHen]

I used to bowl at least once a week when I was in high school. Had my own ball and shoes. I don't think I've gone in about 6 years.

 

[Green Shirt]

I would give almost anything to be able to bowl again, but arthritis in the fingers and wrist prevents me.

Maybe I'll buy a plastic set, or go back to duckpins (which I haven't bowled since I was 12).

 

[1001001]

I used to bowl in a league when I was a kid. I have a box of trophies somewhere in the garage from my Glory Days.

I broke 200 a few times. I haven't been in many years. I would probably suck badly now.